shrink

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It was for about $2k worth of shrink wrap.

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a physician who specializes in psychiatry

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shrink gathered in one view.

noun

a physician who specializes in psychiatry

verb

wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shrink.

noun

a physician who specializes in psychiatry

verb

wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

See also: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail

verb

reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

verb

become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

verb

decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

Example sentences

It was for about $2k worth of shrink wrap.

If you've ever cooked a burger, you'll know they shrink when you cook them.

RAM will get faster and processes will be enshrinkified.

You need to programmatically grow and shrink your app server flock?

If you're posting 10-16 posts a day and you forcibly put each of these into 100% of your fans, you're going to shrink your base.

He replies by stating that everything will be setup for me to go and do the shrink wrapping.

I have the sense that most of them draw this lesson: shrink the company down and focus on whatever currently works.

Economies of scale are technological: they shrink as the cost of production shrinks.

The iPhone 5s impressive performance is due in no small part to a process shrink from 45nm to 32nm a reduction of about a third.

They decide, in a decentralized and competitive way, which companies and industries will shrink and which will grow.

I am not going to shrink from saying that people in backward, poorly governed countries that could never have invented the Internet have no right to kill and destroy just because someone in a free country laughs or scorns at their delusions.

" It was intended for copyright to eventually shrink as distribution improved; after all, why would we need a long copyright when authors are nearly instantly remunerated in this age of speedy international distribution?